As Luo Xiu's Essence Blood began to burn within his body, a terrifying yet holy aura instantly enveloped heaven and earth.

To Luo Xiu's astonishment, he realized that this time, without the aid of a Blood Ignition Pill, he could actually maintain his sanity after using the Blood Burning Technique.

Master Ping had evidently noticed this as well. "Under normal circumstances, your body can't withstand your original strength," he said. "So once you burn your blood, your mind collapses from the pain, and another personality awakens to take control of your body."

"The reason you can maintain your sanity this time is that you now possess a Divine Soul, and your Divine Sense has grown sufficiently strong."

Luo Xiu clenched his teeth, his voice trembling. "But maintaining my sanity... means I can feel that indescribable pain. I'd rather let my other personality awaken."

Master Ping let out a sigh. "Luo Xiu, since you don't want to draw your sword and become an Asura, and you wish to fight on your own, then Master Ping will join you in this madness! Give me a drop of your Essence Blood! If a single Azure Emperor isn't enough, then we'll give her two!"

Hearing this, Luo Xiu laughed heartily. "Good! Let's give her double the joy!"

...

「Meanwhile」

In the distant, empty Void, Watari Kagura waved her hand, instantly eradicating the dark, eerie sphere. Her figure then slowly rose into the air as she looked toward the two Luo Xius in the distance.

One was a body of flesh and blood; the other, a Manifestation Dao Body. The auras emanating from them were almost indistinguishable.

Compared to the now-imposing Luo Xiu, Watari Kagura seemed extraordinarily calm. She was so serene that not a trace of her presence could be felt, as if she didn't exist, or as if she had become one with heaven and earth itself, merged with all of creation.

The Manifestation Dao Body spoke, "Kid, with all these Unique Arts, you'll just have to improvise! Master Ping will take the lead with your Manifestation Dao Body. You observe from the shadows and wait for the perfect opportunity to strike!"

Luo Xiu nodded.

The next moment, both figures flew toward Watari Kagura, choosing to strike first.

Watari Kagura, expressionless, said softly, "The Azure Emperor is strong, but in the face of Divine Power, that strength is meaningless."

As her words fell, she casually swung her sword, sending a blade of Divine Power tearing through the air! She had infused Divine Power into this very strike.

Before the Sword Light even reached them, Luo Xiu and the Manifestation Dao Body felt their bodies grow heavy. It was as if they were being powerfully compressed from both inside and out, rendering them immobile.

But Master Ping had anticipated this. How could a head-on clash with a god be so easy?

Just as the Sword Light laced with Divine Power arrived, a flash of azure light shone in the eyes of the Manifestation Dao Body. In an instant, it had replicated the attack.

"What?" Watari Kagura's gaze sharpened, finding it unbelievable. She had never imagined that such a Divine Skill could perfectly replicate a sword aura infused with Divine Power.

As the two Sword Lights clashed, a terrifying storm of Divine Power instantly spread in all directions! Wherever it passed, even space itself was destroyed.

This time, however, Luo Xiu did not dodge the storm of Divine Power. Instead, he faced it head-on. Disregarding the tearing pain in his body, he flew directly toward Watari Kagura.

"Space-splitting Divine Thunder!"

Suddenly, The Void shattered with a blast of thunder, and Luo Xiu vanished.

Watari Kagura looked around and released her Divine Sense, but she could not detect Luo Xiu's aura.

The next moment, the aura around the Manifestation Dao Body surged as it also activated the Space-splitting Divine Thunder Luo Xiu had just comprehended, vanishing into The Void.

Back in the same spot, Watari Kagura stood quietly in The Void, appearing remarkably solitary for a moment.

Have they fled?

No!

Suddenly, her gaze hardened as she slashed her sword fiercely at The Void beside her.

Almost at the same instant she swung, a bolt of lightning flashed from within The Void, directly into the path of the Sword Light!

Under her Divine Power, the terrifying bolt of thunder was instantly annihilated.

"My, my. Your Divine Principle is 'Destruction,' isn't it?" The Manifestation Dao Body appeared out of thin air above Watari Kagura's head, speaking in Master Ping's voice.

Almost simultaneously, a Green Lotus quietly bloomed above Watari Kagura's head.

"Lotus at Every Step!"

The Manifestation Dao Body fiercely stomped toward Watari Kagura's head. "Get the hell down!"

However, just as the terrifying foot, capable of smashing The Void, came down, a flash of Sword Light severed the Manifestation Dao Body's entire leg, instantly annihilating it into nothingness.

Watari Kagura appeared like a phantom before the Manifestation Dao Body, stating indifferently, "As you said, my Divine Principle is 'Destruction.' All your strange Taoist Arts and Divine Skills are meaningless before my pure, destructive Divine Power."

"Then try this one on for size!" the Manifestation Dao Body roared, unwilling to concede.

In an instant, another bolt of Divine Thunder burst a crack open in The Void! A one-hundred-meter-long Flame Giant Sword shot out from the crack, erupting with power.

"Heavenly Vermilion Sword of Ten Thousand Prisons!"

However, even as the Heavenly Vermilion Sword of Ten Thousand Prisons was about to smash into her face, Watari Kagura remained calm and composed.

"Boring."

With a casual flick of her blade, the Sword Light, infused with her Divine Power, annihilated the Heavenly Vermilion Sword of Ten Thousand Prisons as easily as crushing a dry weed. Her absolute Divine Principle of 'Destruction' simply erased it from existence.

Unexpectedly, a flash of azure light shone in the Manifestation Dao Body's eyes as it triggered Holy Blasphemy once more.

An identical Sword Light of Divine Power seemingly sprang from nowhere, slashing straight at Watari Kagura.

"I'm returning your own attack!"

Watari Kagura remained expressionless. "Still boring."

The Manifestation Dao Body retorted, "Then I'll give you something that isn't boring!"

As his voice fell, a succession of explosive cracks echoed from The Void, like a string of firecrackers going off. Instantly, bolts of thunder erupted from The Void all around Watari Kagura. They crisscrossed in every direction, lingering like indelible afterimages of Sword Light.

"Three Thousand Green Lotus Petals!"

Three thousand crisscrossing bolts of thunder tore open three thousand cracks in The Void. Then, three thousand Manifestation Dao Bodies appeared, followed by three thousand Sword Lights of Divine Power, all replicated by Holy Blasphemy.

The three thousand Sword Lights surrounded Watari Kagura, descending upon her like a tempest.

Faced with this move, Watari Kagura's expression finally changed. But it was too late for her to dodge. Her own blade was swift, which meant these three thousand replicated Sword Lights were just as fast.

In the blink of an eye, she was engulfed and consumed by the three thousand Sword Lights.

「...」

The Manifestation Dao Body flew to a safe distance. It gazed at the chaotic mass of Divine Power and Sword Light and let out a sigh. By now, its form was already blurry and on the verge of disappearing.

"Luo Xiu, how was my performance just now? But I've exhausted myself, and I'm on my last legs... I'll probably have to sleep for a while. From here on, you're on your own."

"To be honest, the Azure Emperor is very strong... In fact, this Fortune-Forming Power isn't necessarily weaker than Divine Power. The problem is that neither of us truly understands how to wield it yet."

"When you face her next, if you combine all your Unique Arts effectively, slaying a god might not be impossible."

"Even ants can bite a person to death."

"..."

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